EİB İsrail Tarım Semineri Hazera Sunumu

Developments in Breeding TechnologyHazera Genetics (Israel) - Nickerson Zwaan (Holland) Turkey - Izmir April 2012

 Limagrain is a co-op of ~3000 farmers in the center ofFrance. Limagrain seed activity is under Vilmorin & Co, it is the 4thlargest seed company, 2nd largest vegetable seed company,and the largest seed company in Europe. Total seeds turnover > € 1.2 billion, Veg > € 550M Research Expenses > 14 % of turnover Hazera Genetics and Nickerson Zwaan are fully owned byLimagrain

Hazera Genetics – Nickerson-Zwaan One of the three worldwide business units within the vegetable seed division of Limagrain Group Hazera Genetics established in 1939 in Israel , Nickerson-Zwaan established in 1920 (origin) in The Netherlands Consolidated turnover > 125 million € > Domestic markets (BNL, ISR) 15 % > Other Countries (including Turkey) 85 % Subsidiaries in 15 countries (Including Turkey) Seed production in 16 countries (trials in Turkey) Research Expenses > 16 % of turnover Permanent staff: ~740 (12 people in Turkey)

HAG–NIZ product focus• BREEDING OF 12 VEGETABLE SPECIES

R&D of seed company• Create varieties with superior traits• Shorten time to market (6-10 years fordevelopment of new variety)• Protect freedom to operate (Patents,plant breeder rights)

Hybrid breeding Parent lines Ovary Pollen• Protection• Vigor F1 Hybrid seed F2

Breeding targets  Better yield Adaptability to changing weather conditions  Resistance to diseases  Fruit quality (color, shape, taste)  Shelf life and transportability  Health benefits Reduce input consumption (water, chemicals)

Past Breeding  Trial and error basis Full dependency on field/weather conditions  Breeder was a one man show  Market was pushed by technology

Future Breeding Controlled process and environment (in labs, controlled greenhouses) Many supportive tools and technologies  Targets come from customers needs Breeder is an integrator and works with multi-disciplinary supportive team

Breeding responsibilities• Line development according to productdefinitions• Hybrid development and testing in marketconditions• Breeding strategies for short and accurateprocess and implementation of supportivetools

Breeding in the world• Each market has unique requirements andconditions• Genetics x Environment = success• You test varieties in strategic markets and inrepresentative markets

Breeding Technologies• DNA marker development• Genome mapping• Marker assisted selection• Phenotyping for direct selection• Double Haploid technique• Computerized analysis

Marker technology DNA marker is linked to gene/trait You can test the DNA of young plant (or seeds) instead of waiting for the field expression of that trait (save time and improve accuracy)

Overview of marker genotyping (1) leaf tissue sampling (2) DNA extraction (3) detection (4) analysis

DNA Markers used for: • Resistances • Plant behavior • Yield • Fruit Quality (color, taste) • Single gene and multi gene traits

Phytopatology- Phenotyping Diseases caused by: • Fungi • Bacteria • Viruses • Insects  Direct selection (long, costly, less reliable)  Marker development (fast and reliable)

Biotechnology - Double Haploid technology Technology to shorten breeding process and improve stability of lines 2n

Bio-informatics Bio-informatics is the unified discipline formed from thecombination of biology, computer science, and information technology.

Bio-informaticsYou take huge data on genes and traits and throughmassive computing power you try to find the linkage

Bio-statisticsStacking of traits Then a miracleOptimizing crossing schemes occursG x E interactionsGenome selectionHybrid vigorCombining ability

The Fantastic (R-144) V.S. Traditional TOMATO R-144 Traditional GAP Seeds per 350,000 350,000 0 Kg.Dunham per 110 110 0 Kg. seeds Yield - 11 Tons 7.5 Tons 3.5 Tons Dunham Price for the 1.2 $/Kg. 1 $/Kg. 0.2 $ crop (L.S.L.)Income per 1 1,452,000 $ 825,000 $ 627,000 $ Kg. seeds

Hybrid Onion Seeds Vs. O.P. seeds PARAMETER O.P. Hybrid GAP O.P. HybridYIELD PER Dunham 5.5 Tons 7.5 Tons 2 TonsONION PRICE 2 CENT PER KG. 2 CENT PER KG. 0Turnover - Dunham 660 240 $Turnover per Kg . 685 $

HAG – NIZ R&D R&D Future Challenges The only way of findingthe limits of the possibleis by going beyond them into the impossible

Hazera Genetics – Nickerson-Zwaan Thank you for you attention

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